Cigar or cigarette lighter



April 1940- I L. D. STRATTON 2,198,234

I CIGAR DR CIGARETTE LIGHTER I Filed March 20, 1939 2 Sheets-Sheet. 1

Inventor U -i/m/a 9. W 76 A iiomeys April 23, 1940. D. sTRATToN I CIGAROR CIGARETTE LIGHTER Filed March '20, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor Attorneys Patented Apr. 23, 1940 Application March so, 1939, Serial mtzcaoci 6 Claims. loner-4.1)

This invention relates to a cigar or'cigarette' lighter, and has for theprimary object the pro,-

vision of a device of this character which may be constructed in apocket or a table'size and in the shape of a human figure artisticallyposed with the igniting means located in the mouth and ignited andextinguished by the movement of the head to open and close the mouththereof through the manual movement of the arms to-.

ward and from the mouth, the hands of the arms when the latter are movedtoward the mouth for igniting the igniting means provide guards toprevent the user from positioning the face too close to the flame whenlighting a cigar or cigarette. 7

With these andoth'er objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts tobe hereinafter more fully described and go claimed.

' For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be hadto the following description and accompanying drawings, in which Figure1 is a perspective view illustrating a 5 cigar or cigarette lighterconstructed in accordance with my'invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional view showing the lighter inoperation.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary front elevation illusso trating the ignitermeans located in the mouth of the figure.

Referring in detail to the drawings, the numeral 5 indicates the lighterin entirety which is shaped or constructed to simulate a human :5figure, the torso being indicated by the char-- acter 6 including a neckI. The torso 6 has associated therewith the legs 8 and feet 8 as well asthe arms HI and handle l2. The head is indicated by the character l3 andincludes the up- Y 40 per jaw ll of the mouth l5 while the lower jaw Itforms an integral part of the neck I. Ashaft II joins the head II to theneck 1 for pivotal movement relative thereto for the purpose of openingand closing the mouth IS. The torso 5 I, neck I and a portion of thehead l3 are of hollow formation and a chamber I1 is formed in the neckand extends into the lower jaw It. The chamber I1 is for the receptionof a lighter fluid and may be substantially filled with a packing 60such as cotton or the like, and also has located therein a wick llwhichextends through a fitting |9 threaded in the lower jaw l6 betweenthe lips of the jaws and the shaft The lower jaw I3 is provided with anopening 1| 23 to receive a stick of carbon 2| or some other the catch3I-may engage in the notch 36.

rotation of the disc 3| swings the head l3 so 45 similar material'andwhich is spring influenced by a spring 22of the coil type held inthe opening by a plug23 threaded in said opening from the lower side ofthe jaw IS. The stick of car'- bon 2| is urged against a serrated wheel24 sel cured on the shaft II. The shaft I1 is fixed to the head I! andis journaled on the jaw l6. Tension springs 25 are mounted on the shaftand bearagainst the upper jaw l4 and the lower jaw I6 tending tonormally position the head l3 10 so that the mouth .I 5 is open. As thehead swings into a position for opening the mouth the shaft I1 isrotated bringing about rotation of the'serrated wheel against thecarbonstick 2| to produce sparks for igniting the wick located 1'within-the mouth. When the head I3 is moved into a position for closingthe mouth a cupped portion 26 formed on the roof of the upper jawengages over the burning and of the wick and extinguishes the latter. ai

The arms H) are secured on shafts 28 which are journaled in the shoulderportions of the I torso 6 and have secured to their inner ends arms 29to which are pivoted connecting links 30.

A keeper-disc 3| is journaled in the torso 6 25 and has the links 30eccentrically pivoted there-, to. A link 32 is also eccentricallypivoted to the latch or keeper disc 3| and is pivotally connected to thehead l3.

One of the legs 3 is formed integrally with the 30 torso and provides asupport for the device while the other leg is provided with a shaft 33journaled in the torso and provided with an arm 34 to which is pivoted alink 35. The link 35 is eccentrically pivoted on the disc 3|. The disc85 3| is equipped with a notch 36 to be engaged. by a pivotally'mounted'catch 31 provided with a finger piece 38 located within an" opening 39provided in the torso 6. A leaf spring 40 bears against the catch forretaining the free end there- 40 of in engagement with the periphery ofthe disc.

A manual downward movement of the arm It! will bring about rotation ofthe disc 3| so that- The as to close the mouth l5 and to swing the piv-yj oted leg toward the fixed leg. The arms III are bent at the elbow withthe hands in an open position. A manual upward movement of the arms Illbrings the open hands to a position ad- Jacent the mouth. This upwardmovement of the arms is brought about manually by pressing on the fingerpiece 33 to free the catch 31 from the notch 33 of the disc 3|, thesprings 25 acting to swing the head into a position to open the litmouth which elevates the arms into said raised position and atthe sametime ignites the wick so that the user with a cigar or cigarette placedin the mouth passes the cigar or cigarette between the hands to theflame of the wick, the hands preventing the users face from coming tooclose to the flame as to be dangerous. To extinguish the device, thearms I are manually moved downwardly which causes the head to assumemouth-closing position thereby extinguishing the flame of the wick andat the same time reversely rotating the disc 3| so that the catch 31 mayengage the notch 36. When the device is operated by pressing the fingerpiece 38 for igniting the wick, the pivoted leg swings forwardly withthe upward movement of the arms giving a motion that somewhat simulatesa jumping movement of the figure.

From the foregoing description taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, it will be seen that a lighter has been provided which besidesbeing artistic and readily appealing will also be eflicient, durable andeconomical to manufacture. A suitable filling plug (not shown) may beprovided in the neck I so that lighter fluid may be readily placed intothe chamber I'I' for the saturation of the material therein with thelighter fluid.

It is' believed that the foregoing description, when taken in connectionwith the drawings will fully set forth the construction and advantagesofthis invention to those skilled in the art to which such a devicerelates, so that further detailed description will not be required.

What I claim is:

1. A lighter comprising a body in the form of a human figure including aneck having a part thereof to form a jaw to coact with a portion of theneck in defining a reservoir to receive a lighting fluid, a wick forsaid reservoir and extending through the jaw, a head pivoted on the neckwith a portion thereof shaped to form an upper jaw to coact with the jawof the neck in forming a mouth, an igniting means located in the headLand operated by the movement of said head for' igniting the wick on themovement of the head in one direction and .for extinguishing the wick onthe movement of thehead in an opposite.

direction, and means for imparting movement to the head.

2. A lighter comprising a body in the form of a human figure including aneck having a part thereof to form a jaw to coact with a portion of theneck in defining a reservoir to receive a lighting fluid, a'wick forsaid reservoir and extending through the jaw, a head pivoted on the neckwith a portion thereof shaped to form an upper jaw to coact with the jawof the neck in forming a mouth, an igniting means located in the headand operated by the movement of said head for igniting the wick on themovement of the head in one direction and for extinguishing the wick onthe movement of the head in an opposite direction, said igniting meansincluding a spring for effecting movement of the head in one directionto bring about igniting of the wick, and

means for effecting movement of the head in an opposite direction toextinguish the wick.

3. A lighter comprising a body in the form of a human figure including.a neck having a part thereof to form a jaw to coact with a portion ofthe neck in defining a reservoir to receive a lighting fluid, a wick forsaid reservoir and extending through the jaw, a head pivoted on the neck.with a portion thereof shaped to form an upper jaw to coact with thejaw of the neck in ing a mouth, an igniting means located in the headand operated by the movement of said- 7 to engage with the notch forsecuring the head against movement on the action of said spring andincluding a finger piece exposed exteriorly of the body, and means forrotating the disc in an opposite direction to bring about movement ofthe head against the action of said spring.

4. A lighter comprising a body in the form of a human figure including aneck having a part thereof to form a jaw to coact with a portion of theneck in defining a reservoir to receive a lighting fluid, a wick forsaid reservoir and extending through the jaw, a head pivoted on the neckwith a portion thereof shaped to form an upper jaw to coact with the jawof the neck in forming a mouth, an igniting means located in the headand operated by the movement of said head for lgniting the wick on themovement of the head in one direction and for extinguishing the wick onthe movement of the head in an opposite direction, said igniting meansincluding a spring for effecting movement of the head in one directionto bring about igniting of the wick, a disc journaled in the bodyandhaving a notch, a link connecting the disc to said head for therotation of said disc by the movement of said head on the action of thespring, a spring influenced catch pivotally mounted in the body toengage with the notch for securing the head against movement on theaction of said spring and including a about movement of said arms in anupward direction to position the hands adjacent the mouth .of the headon the head moving into a position to ignite the wick on the release ofthe catch from the notch of the disc.

5. ,A lighter comprising a body in the form of a I human figureincluding a neck having a part thereof to form a jaw to coact with aportion of the neck in defining a reservoir to receive a lighting fluid,a wick for said reservoir and extending through the jaw, a head pivotedon the neck with a portion thereof shaped to form an upper jaw to coactwith the jaw of the neck in forming a mouth, an igniting means-locatedin the head and operated by the movement of said head for igniting thewick on the movement of the head in one direction and for extinguishingthe wick on the movement'of the head inan opposite direction, saidigniting means including a spring for effecting movement of the head inone direction to bring about igniting of the wick, a disc journaled inthe bodyand having a notch, a link connecting the disc to said head forthe rotation of said disc by the movement of said head on the action ofthe spring, a spring influenced catch pivotally mounted in the body to eigage with the notch for securing the head against movement on theaction of said spring jacent the mouth of the head on the head mov-' inginto a position to ignite the wick on the release of the catch from thenotch of the disc, said arms adapted to be manuallymoved downwardly formoving the head into a position against the action of the spring toextinguish the wick andto engage the catch with the notch.

6. A lighter comprising a body in the form of a human figure including aneck having a part thereof to form a jaw to coact with a portion of theneck in defining a reservoir to receive a lighting fluid, a wick forsaid reservoir and extending through the jaw, a head pivoted on the neckwith a portion thereof shaped to form an upper jaw to coact with the jawof the neck in forming a mouth, an igniting means located in the headand operated by the movement of said head for igniting the wick on themovement of the head in one direction and for extinguishing the wick onthe movement of the head in an opposite direction, said igniting meansincluding a spring for effecting movement of the head in one directionto bring about igniting of the wick, a disc journaled in the body andhaving a notch, a link connecting the disc to said head for the rotationof said disc by the movement of said head on the action of the spring, aspring influenced catch pivotally mountedin the body to engage with thenotchior securing the head against movement on the action of said springand including a finger piece exposed exteriorly of the body, armspivoted on said body and including hands, means connecting said arms tosaid disc to bring about movement of said arms in an upward direction toposition the hands adjacent the mouth of the head on the head movinginto a position to ignite the wick on the release of the catch from thenotch of the disc, said arms adapted to be manually moved downwardly formoving the head into a position against the action of the spring toextinguish the wick and to engage the catch with the notch, legs forsaid body

